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Subject: Retail trade -- United States -- History -- 19th century

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1901 Sample Catalogue: Sears, Roebuck and Co.1901 Sample Catalogue: Sears, Roebuck and Co.

A 1901 sample catalogue from Sears, Roebuck and Co., soliciting 50 cents for a larger, fully illustrated edition featuring clothing, guns, and other merchandise. The catalogue was distributed in Fulton, DesPlaines, Jefferson, and Wayman Streets. The catalogue is associated with Julius Rosenwald, the founder of modern-day Sears.